Situated in the east of Weiqu Town of Chang’an County, 12km away from Xi’an, Du Gong Temple is a memorial temple of Tang famous poet Du Fu. During the reign of Tianbao to Qianyuan of Tang Dynasty, Du Fu lived in Chang’an and left lots of poems showing woes and hardships of the populace. In honor of him, people built the temple in the 5th year of Jiajing of Ming Dynasty. The temple has been enlarged into a monument.
The Temple is an example of typical Tang dynasty architecture and contains a huge stone statue of the great poet. The most precious historical relic here is an ink copy of a stele written by Dufu which is the only existing inscription by the poet in the world.
If you have a particular passion for Chinese arts or poetry then the Temple is an interesting place to visit. Today, the Temple is still an important site for practicing Buddhists.
The Temple is an example of typical Tang dynasty architecture and contains a huge stone statue of the great poet. The most precious historical relic here is an ink copy of a stele written by Dufu which is the only existing inscription by the poet in the world.
If you have a particular passion for Chinese arts or poetry then the Temple is an interesting place to visit. Today, the Temple is still an important site for practicing Buddhists.
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